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It's 2293, days after the signing of the Khitomer Accords. The Enterprise returns to Earth to be decommissioned. Meanwhile, a proud Admiral Metlesits escorts her daughter to her first assignment on a starship. But Section 31 raises its ugly head once again, angered at Captain Kirk foiling the assassination plot. Section 31 joins forces with militarist Klingon renegades to spark a war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
After decades, Kirk and Metlesits join forces once again to fight a superior enemy. The Klingon cruiser and the two Federation ships fight to a standstill, up till The Distance: the point where all three have depleted their weapons arsenal. In a then-unorthodox mode, Metlesits orders the deflector to be used as a weapon, setting a precedent.

As for the Polaris and her crew at the end of the TMP era:

Metlesits is an Admiral, head of the outbound defence projects, thus keeping the Polaris for decades. He finally married Ludmila and they have a grown-up daughter, Suliko.
Nussbaum is a Captain of his own vessel. He answers Metlesits's call when the Admiral re-assembles his old crew for a final stand-off against Section 31.
Ainsworth and Heimann are married. Ainsworth teaches astronomy at the University of Oxford, Heimann works on the first Tzenkethi-Terranglo dictionary. They also return to space service to help Metlesits.
White Eagle and Dr. Kelley both remained on the Polaris, having no roots on Earth or any colony.
Jiménez left space service and founded his own cargo shipping line. He, too, answers Metlesits's call.
Kore Thalassa is the new tactical officer and XO of the Polaris. Metlesits hand-picked her to become his successor on the upcoming Starship Polaris.
The USS Polaris is stated to be decommissioned in 2400, simultaneously with the launch of the new Polaris NCC-2782.

Thus, the crew and their ship led a good life. But till their mission ends... decades of adventure awaits them!

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Background by NASA

Description
It's 2293, days after the signing of the Khitomer Accords. The Enterprise returns to Earth to be decommissioned. Meanwhile, a proud Admiral Metlesits escorts her daughter to her first assignment on a starship. But Section 31 raises its ugly head once again, angered at Captain Kirk foiling the assassination plot. Section 31 joins forces with militarist Klingon renegades to spark a war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
After decades, Kirk and Metlesits join forces once again to fight a superior enemy. The Klingon cruiser and the two Federation ships fight to a standstill, up till The Distance: the point where all three have depleted their weapons arsenal. In a then-unorthodox mode, Metlesits orders the deflector to be used as a weapon, setting a precedent.

As for the Polaris and her crew at the end of the TMP era:

Metlesits is an Admiral, head of the outbound defence projects, thus keeping the Polaris for decades. He finally married Ludmila and they have a grown-up daughter, Suliko.
Nussbaum is a Captain of his own vessel. He answers Metlesits's call when the Admiral re-assembles his old crew for a final stand-off against Section 31.
Ainsworth and Heimann are married. Ainsworth teaches astronomy at the University of Oxford, Heimann works on the first Tzenkethi-Terranglo dictionary. They also return to space service to help Metlesits.
White Eagle and Dr. Kelley both remained on the Polaris, having no roots on Earth or any colony.
Jiménez left space service and founded his own cargo shipping line. He, too, answers Metlesits's call.
Kore Thalassa is the new tactical officer and XO of the Polaris. Metlesits hand-picked her to become his successor on the upcoming Starship Polaris.
The USS Polaris is stated to be decommissioned in 2400, simultaneously with the launch of the new Polaris NCC-2782.

Thus, the crew and their ship led a good life. But till their mission ends... decades of adventure awaits them!

Meshes by me
Background by NASA